AGM Education Presentation

Watch Kyla Johnston’s presentation at the 2017 AGM about her research into the lived experiences of rural residents who have been diagnosed and are living with borderline personality disorder (BPD).

Kyla is a Registered Psychiatric Nurse who is currently employed as the DBT Resource Nurse in the inpatient dialectical behaviour therapy program at Selkirk Mental Health Centre. Kyla offers practical resources, education, and coaching to assist front line mental health professionals to work more effectively with this population.

2016 AGM: Providing Care for Transgender Persons and Their Families

Niki Fields, RPN, BScPN

Niki Fields created a Gender Inclusive Care resource guide for nurses interested in increasing their knowledge and awareness around gender inclusive care.

2014 AGM: RPNs' Use of Seclusion: Navigating Ethical Practice, Clinical Judgement, and the Code of Ethics

Isabelle Jarrin, RPN, BScPN, MN

Practicing ethically as a registered psychiatric nurse requires attention to standards of practice, the code of ethics, and evidence regarding quality care.

Watch Isabelle Jarrin’s presentation from the 2014 AGM about her research into the place of ethics in mental health nurses’ clinical judgments regarding seclusion use. Two themes from the study are explored in this presentation: the complexity of promoting safety and preventing harm and the importance of knowing for ethical action with seclusion use. Nurses’ narratives are examined to illustrate how they thought about notions of safety, harm, privacy, dignity, and well-being.